Heyoka Backdoor
MITRE
Malware Type:
Other
Other
First seen:
Unknown
Unknown
Last seen:
Unknown
Unknown
Details:
[Heyoka Backdoor](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1027) is a custom backdoor--based on the Heyoka open source exfiltration tool--that has been used by [Aoqin Dragon](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1007) since at least 2013.(Citation: SentinelOne Aoqin Dragon June 2022)(Citation: Sourceforge Heyoka 2022)
Associated Techniques (15)
| ID | ATT&CK | Tactics |
|---|---|---|
| T1007 | System Service Discovery | - |
| T1027.013 | Encrypted/Encoded File | - |
| T1036.004 | Masquerade Task or Service | - |
| T1055.001 | Dynamic-link Library Injection | - |
| T1057 | Process Discovery | - |
| T1070.004 | File Deletion | - |
| T1071.004 | DNS | - |
| T1083 | File and Directory Discovery | - |
| T1120 | Peripheral Device Discovery | - |
| T1140 | Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | - |
| T1204.002 | Malicious File | - |
| T1218.011 | Rundll32 | - |
| T1547.001 | Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | - |
| T1572 | Protocol Tunneling | - |
| T1680 | Local Storage Discovery | - |
Used by Actors (1)
Metadata
| ID: | 612 |
| Created: | 13/01/2026 17:48 |
| Updated: | 06/03/2026 16:00 |